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LB was standing over theone"

"She’s tougher than you think," Silas said, and she grunted when he shifted her in his arms, and pins and needles stabbed her

In LB’s hand was a vial

Her breath came in harsh, and her heart stuttered "You have Evocane!" she exclaiet out of Silas’s ared was to spill out of his arms and hit the floor Pain shot fro her mind for a half second He had what she needed, and with aat hi after her His thick arm wrapped around her waist as she lurched for LB, and she and Silas fell back, hard against the ce to claw her way out fro Evocane!"

LB watched, wide-eyed, what she needed in his hand "Okay Right Called to be free, but he wrapped his legs around her in a wrestler hold, shifting his grip and forcing her to be still "Do it," he grunted

"Give it to ed, the need unbearable But she couldn’t an to cry in frustration "You little bastard! Give it to me!"

LB crouched down in front of her, a wary distance between theive it to you"

She forced herself to stop She hi it as she watched LB push her sleeve up "Please hurry," she begged, vertigo fighting with the shakes to see which could kill her first If she could ever see straight again, she was going to kill Bill

"Shit, man I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone so white and still be alive" With a casual expertise, LB filled a syringe and jabbed her "You tellto blow, okay?"

With three beats of her heart, peace flooded into her I to co "Oh, God," she slurred as he felt the difference and he sat up, pulling her into his lap and rocking her, right there on the floor Her eyes closed at the relief of no pain And then she started to cry

"NoI didn’t want this," she said, head down to hide her heartache and guilt "I was this close! Daht there"

"You were there all right" LB stood, looking at the vial with a new respect "You were this close to dying Daon shit"

Her head jerked up, and a cool certainty filled her, pushing out her misery "That’sbut a hard intent